Cricket Scotland board resigns before ‘institutional racism’ report; Majid and Qasim’s lawyer says resignation is not enough
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Last year in November, Scotland’s all-time wicket-taker Majid Haq and teammate Qasim Sheikh alleged insitutional racism. Haq is of Pakistani descent and revealed that year how he has been racially abused by his teammates.
While Sheikh, who was born in Glasgow accused the then coach Peter Streindle for dropping him after successive hundreds against Ireland and Kent in the Intercontinental Cup.
SportsScotland‘s reveiw is to be published regarding the same on Monday. “Our view is clear: the governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland have been institutionally racist,” Louise Tideswell, managing director of Plan4Sport, said in a statement. The board of Cricket Scotland had apologised and resigned on Sunday, ahead of the devastating report on institutional racism.
“They couldn’t see racism if it hit them in the face”- Lawyer Aamer Anwar
Lawyer Aamer Anwar represented the two former players, Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh. He believes that as an ethnic minority, one needs to perform twice as well as a white counterpart to get the same opportunities.
“As an ethnic minority cricketer, you need to perform twice as well as a white counterpart to get the same opportunities,” he had said in November. “A lot of people have asked me if I think Cricket Scotland are institutionally racist – I think they are. An investigation would show that they are,” Haq told reporters then.
“I for one cannot see how those who are accused of racism, how those who are found guilty of racism, of institutional racism can be expected or trusted to carry out change. They couldn’t see racism if it hit them in the face. Two hundred and twenty five years of history and they have to be dragged kicking and screaming. How can you have an organisation that talks about governance, how can you have an organisation that talks about diversity and bringing about change, when they have never delivered anything in any concept robustly fighting discrimination or fighting racism,” the lawyer Anwar had said.
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